August 15, 2004 — Vijay Singh didn't make a birdie during regulation play Sunday at Whistling Straits, but he made a huge one on the first of three playoff holes to defeat Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco and win the 86th PGA Championship. Singh's fifth win of the year and second PGA title gave him three career majors and likely sealed his selection as the PGA Tour Player of the Year.

August 15, 2004 —
PGA of America chief executive officer Jim Awtrey said Sunday that he and Whistling Straits owner Herb Kohler Jr. are in talks to bring the PGA Championship back to the links-style course, adding that "someday there will be a Ryder Cup here." Full Story

August 15, 2004 —
United States Ryder Cup Captain Hal Sutton was a very interested observer to the conclusion of the 86th PGA Championship on Sunday, and the performance of several players surely caught his eye as he prepares to announce his captain�s picks on Monday.
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August 15, 2004 —
PGA Head Professional Chip Sullivan gave his dying sister a lasting image at the 86th PGA Championship. He not only fulfilled her wish to make the cut, but his 287 final score was the first under-par finish by a club professional in 35 years.
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August 15, 2004 —
Tiger Woods remains the No.1-ranked player in the world, but he now has failed to win 10 straight majors. Plus, Shaun Micheel's defense ends well, Ben Crane gets a date for 2005 at Baltusrol, and more.
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August 15, 2004 —
By virtue of their high finishes in the PGA Championship on Sunday, Chris DiMarco and Chris Riley earned spots on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. U.S. Captain Hal Sutton will announce his captain�s choices Monday morning.
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August 15, 2004 —
Justin Leonard went right at the flag on No. 18 at Whistling Straits twice Sunday afternoon. He came up short both times, and those failures proved the difference between victory and defeat for him.
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August 15, 2004 —
The field will face a slightly longer Whistling Straits on Sunday for the final round of the 86th PGA Championship. The PGA of America has lengthened four holes and shortened one other.
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Aug. 15, 1999 -- At age 23, Tiger Woods becomes the fifth-youngest PGA Champion and the youngest since Jack Nicklaus in 1963. Nineteen-year-old Sergio Garcia, the youngest player to compete in the PGA Championship since Gene Sarazen in 1921, finishes second, one stroke behind Woods. A record 92 of the world's top 100 players are in the field at Medinah (Ill.) Country Club to compete for the Wanamaker Trophy.
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Take a tour of Whistling StraitsDesigned by Pete Dye, Whistling Straits emulates the great old seaside links courses of the British Isles, invoking an image of the game founded more than 400 years ago....more